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let's go to mark, out and about in new york city. we can join him now. still fairly dark, there is so little power. >> where i am in lower manhattan, there is no power. things have remained dark throughout most of the lower portion of the city. a couple of blocks for me, in a couple of hours, mayor bloomberg is going to ring the opening bell on the floor of the new york stock exchange. it was out for monday and tuesday, but now normal trading is resuming. >> i understand that airports are also preparing to open again, but basically the damages done? >> it is. two out of the three major airports that serve the new york city area will be back on-line, but one of the big airports, laguardia, is not. we do not know when that will be back on line. we still have buses running again, but the subways remain out and we do not know when they will be back, seven of the subway tunnels remain flooded in the city. it is everyone's best guess as to when those back online. >> thank you very much. the japanese government has revealed that billions of dollars reserve for
let's go to mark, out and about in new york city. we can join him now. still fairly dark, there is so little power. >> where i am in lower manhattan, there is no power. things have remained dark throughout most of the lower portion of the city. a couple of blocks for me, in a couple of hours, mayor bloomberg is going to ring the opening bell on the floor of the new york stock exchange. it was out for monday and tuesday, but now normal trading is resuming. >> i understand that...
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emerge in some portions of the country, like one that has been prominent in fighting for the second city, aleppo. they are said to be better equipped, for example, with small arms from the gulf and other groups. they control most of the territory north of aleppo, which is effectively prominently in rebel hands, although still in very heavy and indiscriminate government bombardment, which is what i found when i visited the small town of mara north of aleppo. the danger comes from above. the regime still ruled the sky. it rains down terror on towns like mara with indiscriminate strafing and bombing. this was a secondary school until a government bonmb hit. >> the fighter jets attacked, then they went away. then they came back and attacked again. >> a few days passed without a funeral. today, they a burying a man who fired machine-gun fire from a plan as he drove his car through the town. uddenly, the mourners' attention turns from earth to sky could a helicopter is approaching. until it eventually changes course, they, too, are threatened with death. on the ground, at 3 syrian army soldier
emerge in some portions of the country, like one that has been prominent in fighting for the second city, aleppo. they are said to be better equipped, for example, with small arms from the gulf and other groups. they control most of the territory north of aleppo, which is effectively prominently in rebel hands, although still in very heavy and indiscriminate government bombardment, which is what i found when i visited the small town of mara north of aleppo. the danger comes from above. the...
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the demonstrations have been -- in the center of the old city. no one is calling for the overthrow of the monarchy itself. they are calling on the came to make these reforms when he appoints the next government and to make sure the parliament is a genuine representative body and not just the tribes that support the monarchy, but those who support the muslim brotherhood and other parties as well. >> thanks very much. to west africa now and ghana. abuse of people living in a mental health institution has been uncovered. the condition of some patients are worse than thought. you may find some of the images in this report disturbing. >> this may look like a prison. it is a hospital. a place people go to get better. it is one of three psychiatric hospitals in donna -- ghana. access has been denied by the health ministry. joining people who are going in is the only way to get in with our camera. patients have a right to choose to be here or not. these are the ones left behind. i have spoken to one of the inmates who tells me he used to be on drugs. emi
the demonstrations have been -- in the center of the old city. no one is calling for the overthrow of the monarchy itself. they are calling on the came to make these reforms when he appoints the next government and to make sure the parliament is a genuine representative body and not just the tribes that support the monarchy, but those who support the muslim brotherhood and other parties as well. >> thanks very much. to west africa now and ghana. abuse of people living in a mental health...
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and on her way into the city, her convoy was jeered. with the doctors and nurses trying to block the street. >> she is here to show support for the greek people but on the streets, there is huge restoration. in just five years, this economy has shrunk 23%. just a short distance from where she was meeting, protesters attacked the barricades. for two hours, there were running battles with the police, volleys of tear gas being fired. the greek prime minister if he believed that the visit marked the end of greece's international isolation. >> everybody that the on greece collapsing will lose the bet. greeks are proud people. they deliver support for greece to stand. handoff and despite the fact this is a difficult path, it will prove worthwhile. if you don't get to solve the problems now, they will reoccur later in a much more dramatic way. >> in difficult times lie ahead. greece has to make further savings to qualify for more funding. without it, the country runs out of money in november. they said greece is likely to miss the target. >> f
and on her way into the city, her convoy was jeered. with the doctors and nurses trying to block the street. >> she is here to show support for the greek people but on the streets, there is huge restoration. in just five years, this economy has shrunk 23%. just a short distance from where she was meeting, protesters attacked the barricades. for two hours, there were running battles with the police, volleys of tear gas being fired. the greek prime minister if he believed that the visit...
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it is pretty cold but new york city was devastated. atlantic city was almost wiped out. that city is waking up this morning underwater. we are hearing reports of the hospital that was evacuated with hundreds of patients including small children that had to be rushed out of their. president barack obama declaring a disaster area in new york and we are hearing that a levee breach in new jersey outside of new york. the stock exchange in new york city is going to be closed for a second straight day. almost 5 million people here in the united states are without power this morning. 8 states are going to be experiencing no fallout. folks are still very worried about putting this morning. >> interesting the way you talk about new york state in particular. do the people in maryland field that they got away with it? >> i would not say that because right now folks have not gone out to survey the damage them that we will know the impact in the days to come. there are a lot of people trap and a number of people who took refuge in shelters and left their homes. we are going to have to
it is pretty cold but new york city was devastated. atlantic city was almost wiped out. that city is waking up this morning underwater. we are hearing reports of the hospital that was evacuated with hundreds of patients including small children that had to be rushed out of their. president barack obama declaring a disaster area in new york and we are hearing that a levee breach in new jersey outside of new york. the stock exchange in new york city is going to be closed for a second straight...
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the city waking up in darkness at the moment. in maryland, residents are bracing for the category one hurricane. this is live from maryland. 50 million people are affected on the east coast. schools and transport has been closed down. mandatory evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people caught in low-lying areas of new york city. the stock market is closed in new york. national air travel affected. many airlines affected and have had to cancel flights in and out. another piece of breaking news, 17 people have abandoned ship while stranded at sea off north carolina because of the hurricane, according to the u.s. coast guard of. teen-person crew took light jacket and went into the lifeboats -- a ten-person crew. now more from our correspondents. >> hurricane sandy churning waters off the new jersey shore. waves as high as 11 feet predicted at the height of the storm. people are getting out. already battling the bins that are expected to get its ferocious -- get ferocious. transatlantic flights have been cancelled. in atlantic ci
the city waking up in darkness at the moment. in maryland, residents are bracing for the category one hurricane. this is live from maryland. 50 million people are affected on the east coast. schools and transport has been closed down. mandatory evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people caught in low-lying areas of new york city. the stock market is closed in new york. national air travel affected. many airlines affected and have had to cancel flights in and out. another piece of breaking...
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more from the bbc's john in gaza city. it's a pretty long list of atrocities and failings, isn't it? >> some pretty strong language, david from human rights watch saying the criminal justice system in gaza wreaks of injustice. widespread systematic torture even saying three prisoners were executed on the basis of confessions extracted through torture. i've been speaking to one young man who is a supporter of hamas' rivals, fatah, and he has been arrested many times in recent years and we have obviously concealed his identity but i've been asking him what happened to him while he was being detained. >> conditions of detention were more than bad. i was subjected to torture, beatings and humiliation. i was not allowed to bathe for a few days. they put a stinky bag over my head and the beatings and humiliation continued for several days. once they stripped my leg and burned my foot with a cigarette lighter. >> john, this isn't the first time these allegations or those allegations the victim made have been made. what's being ma
more from the bbc's john in gaza city. it's a pretty long list of atrocities and failings, isn't it? >> some pretty strong language, david from human rights watch saying the criminal justice system in gaza wreaks of injustice. widespread systematic torture even saying three prisoners were executed on the basis of confessions extracted through torture. i've been speaking to one young man who is a supporter of hamas' rivals, fatah, and he has been arrested many times in recent years and we...
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in washington, 1:00 in the afternoon in vatican city, where pope benedict has returned from holiday to find his former employee on trial, which could lift the lid of the inner and secretive world of the back -- vatican. a controversial book largely based on the documents that were stolen claims that there were power struggles, defamation campaigns, and allegations of corruption at the highest levels of the church. allen, in a sense this case is as much about the catholic church and what goes on inside of it as it is about the fate of this man. >> certainly, this is one of the world's more secretive institutions and has been made desperately uncomfortable with this whole process. remember, earlier this year for weeks on end it found details of its inner workings being strewn across the italian media. the man charged with having been responsible for handling those documents to journalists is none other than the pope's butler, and this had been thought to be an important day in this whole legal process. he had been scheduled to testify in the court room for the first time since his arrest
in washington, 1:00 in the afternoon in vatican city, where pope benedict has returned from holiday to find his former employee on trial, which could lift the lid of the inner and secretive world of the back -- vatican. a controversial book largely based on the documents that were stolen claims that there were power struggles, defamation campaigns, and allegations of corruption at the highest levels of the church. allen, in a sense this case is as much about the catholic church and what goes on...
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this feels like a city that's been traumatized as well. a lot of people here remember the time just a few years ago when the taliban were in charge, when girls education was prohibited, or at least they said it shouldn't be allowed. and the dangers that malala yousafzai wrote about, as an 11-year-old. this attack, we've had so many people ask, does this mean the taliban are coming back? we are a long way from that. the army has got very much control, but it has brought the fear back. >> you say traumatized people, obviously, hoping and hoping that this girl comes through this. but, assuming she does, her life is going to continue to be under threat, isn't it? >> yes, that's right. there have been lots of statements from the pakistani taliban to say that she won't be spared, the implication saying that if she recovers, she will be targeted. her father has been told he's a target as well. i have to say, taking a gun to a child, it really does feel like pakistani's do want some kind of change. also a sense, because the taliban are releasing a
this feels like a city that's been traumatized as well. a lot of people here remember the time just a few years ago when the taliban were in charge, when girls education was prohibited, or at least they said it shouldn't be allowed. and the dangers that malala yousafzai wrote about, as an 11-year-old. this attack, we've had so many people ask, does this mean the taliban are coming back? we are a long way from that. the army has got very much control, but it has brought the fear back. >>...
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if this city is going to be back moving. these underpasses are vital to traffic flows and they have to be pumped out. this is a massive drop. it feels actually quite busy given that it is rush hour here. there are a lot of cabs in particular going up and down. i think you get a sense of this city moving. it is some way that people can get around. this is of course a subway that is the lifeblood. no service at all. there will be skeleton service tomorrow, but only for some people. it will only bridge feed -- be between brooklyn and getting into manhattan. the vast majority is still many many days from operating fully. they will not begin to put a date on it, to put a time on it. the damage to the subway is enormous and it has been described as the worst damage in the subways history. until you can get that running again come to get people moving up and down the island, then really, new york is not really ready to roll. >> is any speculation on how long this will take? >> journalists ask every news conference but in terms of t
if this city is going to be back moving. these underpasses are vital to traffic flows and they have to be pumped out. this is a massive drop. it feels actually quite busy given that it is rush hour here. there are a lot of cabs in particular going up and down. i think you get a sense of this city moving. it is some way that people can get around. this is of course a subway that is the lifeblood. no service at all. there will be skeleton service tomorrow, but only for some people. it will only...
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bullfighting should be scared. >> in mexico city, it is very similar to what happened in catalonia. the bullring's are empty. the plaza is empty. they survived on the whim of powerful economic sectors to still think they can do is they wish. >> we look at some of the memorabilia that they have collected over a lifetime dedicated to the spectacle. he fears memories might soon be all he has left. if the ban is passed, the whole industry faces a very uncertain futu . >> with every presidential election campaign here in the u.s. comes on entire business dedicated to promoting the candidate. anything, basically from badges, ribbons, posters, to the millions spent on television advertisements. now, from a mountain has gone under display online. it seems like those buttons have a long tradition. >> we are looking at 1952. this is an archive of presidential campaign memorabilia from 1952 until the present. >> vote for president johnson. >> we have about 400 commercials. we started off by going to the different presidential libraries and correcting videos and converting this to the digital f
bullfighting should be scared. >> in mexico city, it is very similar to what happened in catalonia. the bullring's are empty. the plaza is empty. they survived on the whim of powerful economic sectors to still think they can do is they wish. >> we look at some of the memorabilia that they have collected over a lifetime dedicated to the spectacle. he fears memories might soon be all he has left. if the ban is passed, the whole industry faces a very uncertain futu . >> with...
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the further you edge into the old city, the sound and fury of battle grows. those who stayed behind must cheat death every day. a simple sign reads, do not cross, sniper to your left. seven or eight people were killed to last week, he says. the rebels have moved into the path of the old city. activist took us there. a world heritage site where the scars of battle run deep and the devastation is mounting. aleppo is a city under siege. the fighting is now street by street, house by house. the fighters have been calling for outside help for many months. for the first time, a strong indication they're getting it. the ukrainian weapons firms made the box and its contents for the royal saudi army. how would ended up in the roiled -- in a rebel base in aleppo is not clear. interests, both sides get help from abroad in a proxy war that threatens a fragile region. the atmosphere on the front line is incredibly tense and almost eerily quiet. you can hear the sounds of battle still going on and the scars of this intense fighting are obvious everywhere. snipers have been
the further you edge into the old city, the sound and fury of battle grows. those who stayed behind must cheat death every day. a simple sign reads, do not cross, sniper to your left. seven or eight people were killed to last week, he says. the rebels have moved into the path of the old city. activist took us there. a world heritage site where the scars of battle run deep and the devastation is mounting. aleppo is a city under siege. the fighting is now street by street, house by house. the...
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. >> the heaviest clashes overnight or in the northern city of tripoli. at least three people including two children reported killed. disturbances between anti- government protesters and security forces. in recent months, tripoli has been the focus of pro-syrian and anti-syrian sentiment. civil war is being played out on the streets of lebanon on. as in the capital beirut, protesters are demanding the resignation of the lebanese prime minister najib mikati. they accuse him of being unable to protect lebanon from the violence perpetrated by the syrian regime. many in lebanon accuse syria of being responsible for last friday's car bomb attack which killed a lebanese intelligence chief wissam al-hassan. his funeral, thousands of opposition protesters called for their own government to resign banned for syria to end its interference in internal lebanese affairs. lebanon on's embattled prime minister is supported by many western governments who see him as a stabilizing figure. the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton promised american help into the car bomb
. >> the heaviest clashes overnight or in the northern city of tripoli. at least three people including two children reported killed. disturbances between anti- government protesters and security forces. in recent months, tripoli has been the focus of pro-syrian and anti-syrian sentiment. civil war is being played out on the streets of lebanon on. as in the capital beirut, protesters are demanding the resignation of the lebanese prime minister najib mikati. they accuse him of being unable...
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and even new york city, that is where part of deterrence and makes an impact with another system hitting the seen, and you'll likely this be a historic storm. >> keep your feet dry but to continue with that thought, because i have heard doom-laden scenarios for new jersey, new york city, with the seriousness of flooding and all sorts of weather friends coming together at the same time. how worried are they up there? >> in my time forecasting, we have only seen this once. in 1991, we had a superstar with two systems mixing together the. energy intensifies as it gets close to the coastal areas, and you push water on top of having six inches falling from the sky, and i don't know that a lot of the cities and low-lying areas will be able to handle it. that is where the doomsday current comes from. we don't see this happen very often. it is a going to go east to west and shove into the u.s., going as far west as even ohio. you will have some snow on the backside of this thing. 80-mile-per-hour wind gusts possible. and because of flooding, the storm surge, that is what i'm most concerned about
and even new york city, that is where part of deterrence and makes an impact with another system hitting the seen, and you'll likely this be a historic storm. >> keep your feet dry but to continue with that thought, because i have heard doom-laden scenarios for new jersey, new york city, with the seriousness of flooding and all sorts of weather friends coming together at the same time. how worried are they up there? >> in my time forecasting, we have only seen this once. in 1991, we...
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he was reunited with his mother in city after the pilot of a commercial flight over the seat instructed his passengers to help in the search and rescue effort. now this report from sydney from duncan kennedy. >> bare footed, this was a moment he thought would never happen. dry land and a hug from his mother. >> you've got no idea of the difference between standing on land and being in the massive sees not knowing where you are. >> sheer relief. craig moe paris have been answered. >> the drama began two weeks ago when glen set off to ceylon dream voyage to new zealand. this police video shows what happened. to happened. they boarded his yacht to find missinged m -- mast after the vessel was told by a giant wave, leaving him adrift. he thought he was relatively close to the shoreline of sydney. in fact, he was 270 nautical miles out to sea and without any fuel left. so he said of his emergency beacon. that's where the story takes another incredible twist. two commercial airlines including an air canada jet were diverted to help look for him. the air canada plane descended to 35,000 feet t
he was reunited with his mother in city after the pilot of a commercial flight over the seat instructed his passengers to help in the search and rescue effort. now this report from sydney from duncan kennedy. >> bare footed, this was a moment he thought would never happen. dry land and a hug from his mother. >> you've got no idea of the difference between standing on land and being in the massive sees not knowing where you are. >> sheer relief. craig moe paris have been...
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. >> i've spent the morning over there and now i have come back to a bigger city that's 45 minutes away. there was still plenty of tension particularly along the main road facing syria. and army tank was pointed at sites directly toward syria. not many people on the frontline. as you got back from the front line, there were people in cafes eating and drinking and one man was taking money out of the cash machine, and a garbage truck was going around picking up litter. there was some normality, but schools are not reopen because their word about shellfire hitting the schools. people want their territory to be defended, but they wanted to go about their normal lives without worrying about mortars hitting them. >> is there any chance of the political or military establishment in turkey that would take this further than what we have seen, these skirmishes? >> that's a good question. if you look at 30's history over the last 30 or 40 years, there's been a divergence between what the civilian government wants and what the military wants. the military wanted a final say for many years. in septe
. >> i've spent the morning over there and now i have come back to a bigger city that's 45 minutes away. there was still plenty of tension particularly along the main road facing syria. and army tank was pointed at sites directly toward syria. not many people on the frontline. as you got back from the front line, there were people in cafes eating and drinking and one man was taking money out of the cash machine, and a garbage truck was going around picking up litter. there was some...
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the bomb went off in a crowded mainly christian district of the city. local tv stations were broadcasting images of burned out cars and images of wounded people. 8 people were killed and as many as 100 were injured. the main target was a brigadier general, the chief security official in lebanon. he had recently implicated syria and its lebanese allies, hezbollah, for the killing of the prime minister. he was a fierce critic of syria. this will create shockwaves in the entire region. after a long time of relative calm, this is the first big attack in four years. many feared something like this to happen sooner or later and that lebanon would be dragged into the conflict some political leaders have accused the assad regime in syria of being behind the attack. >> for more on the incident from of volatility out of the region, i spoke a brief time ago with a senior fellow at the washington institute for near east policy. does this bombing show the conflict has spread into lebanon? >> it has spread to the heart of beirut. it has been spreading for a couple of
the bomb went off in a crowded mainly christian district of the city. local tv stations were broadcasting images of burned out cars and images of wounded people. 8 people were killed and as many as 100 were injured. the main target was a brigadier general, the chief security official in lebanon. he had recently implicated syria and its lebanese allies, hezbollah, for the killing of the prime minister. he was a fierce critic of syria. this will create shockwaves in the entire region. after a...
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in his foothills sit the mile high city. the beating heart of a critical swing states, a state where women voters outnumber men by more than 100,000. >> my name is rebecca. i am a single mother with three teenage children. >> i am catherine. my husband is working two jobs while i stay home and take care of my 2-year-old daughter, charlotte. >> women on a budget come to this giant retailer for a no- frills convenience. the cards are used to have a corporate job. the right after she was born i was laid off we went from having a lot of money to not nearly as much money. >> bill clinton famous huizar -- famously targets of bombs. sarah palin rallied hockey mom spirit of the 2012 variation on that group could decide the outcome. that is because in elections wal-mart moms intend to make up their minds late. as rebecca cut back on spending, she wants a president who will do the same. >> we have to look at where our budget is. how do we fix it? how do we get it back on the right track? because it is a mess. >> at catherine's house i
in his foothills sit the mile high city. the beating heart of a critical swing states, a state where women voters outnumber men by more than 100,000. >> my name is rebecca. i am a single mother with three teenage children. >> i am catherine. my husband is working two jobs while i stay home and take care of my 2-year-old daughter, charlotte. >> women on a budget come to this giant retailer for a no- frills convenience. the cards are used to have a corporate job. the right after...
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they are large minority in this city and they dominate the hills beyond. bashar al-assad's father is buried in these hills. we were given rare access to the family mausoleum. from poor roots, he died in 2000 as an all-powerful president. it's often said that his son is under pressure to preserve his legacy. the town was quiet when we visited. but since then there have been reported clashes between leading alawite families, a measure of growing unease over their place in syria's troubled future. this region is still regarded as the president's last holdout. there's even been speculation it could form a breakaway state. war has reached part of this area. this amateur video claims to show destruction in largely sunni muslim communities towards the turkish border. rebels now control some villages. the war is often described as a sectarian conflict. >> this man wants his identity hidden. and alawite, he has long been in opposition. >> of course it's nonsectarian. this is the work of the regime. from the beginning they have been trying to create fear among to ke
they are large minority in this city and they dominate the hills beyond. bashar al-assad's father is buried in these hills. we were given rare access to the family mausoleum. from poor roots, he died in 2000 as an all-powerful president. it's often said that his son is under pressure to preserve his legacy. the town was quiet when we visited. but since then there have been reported clashes between leading alawite families, a measure of growing unease over their place in syria's troubled future....
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that tells you a lot about the theory on the streets of athens and other big cities and the darkness of the public mood. >> thank you. the debt crisis in europe and sluggish growth in the u.s. has had a huge impact on china. the country has seen a drop in demand for its exports. new figures show annual growth there has slipped to 7.4%. that is still an enviable rate compared to most of the world. our correspondent looks at china's toxic legacy. >> they call its -- on every street in every alley, they are making -- if you wear a pair, it was probably made a year. created jobs for millions. like all of china, this town was facing problems, slowing demand overseas, rising costs at home. smaller factories line the river banks, doing things cheaply has come to -- come at a cost. the water is tainted, a disgusting cocktail locals say is too politic to use. >> all along the river, abandoned factories. the polluted water from those places release mouse. >> china's next generation are about to take power here. they face two problems. how to keep the economy growing and also tackle rising disc
that tells you a lot about the theory on the streets of athens and other big cities and the darkness of the public mood. >> thank you. the debt crisis in europe and sluggish growth in the u.s. has had a huge impact on china. the country has seen a drop in demand for its exports. new figures show annual growth there has slipped to 7.4%. that is still an enviable rate compared to most of the world. our correspondent looks at china's toxic legacy. >> they call its -- on every street in...
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with its booming economies and low jobless rates, cities like bangkok and beijing and shanghai, are enjoying the best and brightest from europe. here is a report from hong kong. >> learning a brand new language. 20-year-old british students, sean quinn, a move to hong kong a year ago to attend university. he hopes to master mandarin chinese hopefully remain in china after graduation in order to escape a dismal job search back home. >> what i would face in the u.k. is just a wall of rejection. it is difficult to find a unpaid work. it is even difficult to find unpaid work -- it is difficult to find paid work. it is even difficult to find unpaid work. >> that explains this students and clamoring to study in asia. particularly in beijing, hong kong, shanghai. >> the medium to long term is all about careers. >> even in the current economic climate, the university of hong kong says virtually 100% of its undergraduates will be employed at shortly after graduation. that figure is hard to match in the west where one in 10 fresh graduates is jobless. and compare that to one in four in the uk. >> west
with its booming economies and low jobless rates, cities like bangkok and beijing and shanghai, are enjoying the best and brightest from europe. here is a report from hong kong. >> learning a brand new language. 20-year-old british students, sean quinn, a move to hong kong a year ago to attend university. he hopes to master mandarin chinese hopefully remain in china after graduation in order to escape a dismal job search back home. >> what i would face in the u.k. is just a wall of...
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they are a large minority in this city and they dominate the hills behind. by charlotte saw's father is buried in these hills. we were -- bashar al-assad's father is buried in these hills. we were given rare access. he died in 2000, as syria's all- powerful president. it is often his -- it is often said his son is under pressure to preserve his legacy. this town was quiet when we visited. since then, there have been reported clashes between leading families. a measure of growing unease over their place in syria's troubled future. this region is still regarded as the president boss last lastbt -- president's redoubt. but war has reached part of this area. amateur video claims to show destruction in the community toward the turkish border. rebels now control some villages. the war is often described as a sectarian conflict. this man wants his identity hidden. he has long been in opposition. does he see it as a sectarian war? >> of course it is not. this is the work of the regime. from the very beginning, it has been trying to create this year to make them a li
they are a large minority in this city and they dominate the hills behind. by charlotte saw's father is buried in these hills. we were -- bashar al-assad's father is buried in these hills. we were given rare access. he died in 2000, as syria's all- powerful president. it is often his -- it is often said his son is under pressure to preserve his legacy. this town was quiet when we visited. since then, there have been reported clashes between leading families. a measure of growing unease over...
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one of the worst hit areas, ocean city cannot -- ocean city, was evacuated. there were fears of what the high tide might bring. the executive regional chamber of commerce has been talking today. >> we woke up with stand in our streets, debris all over. -- with stand in our streets, debris all over. our community is going to recover, but right now, we are taking a breath to see how bad it is. we had some solar issues that had to be taking care of. people are still not back on the island because we had wires down and trees down and be it -- debris all over. >> you are out in the city now. describe for us what you can see. >> imad 51st and the beach. the -- i am at 51st and the beach. the streets are full of sand. between the ocean and the street, there's not much there. the ocean is breaking right toward the street at high tide. hadof the dunes that we've in the beach replenishment that we've had is gone. luckily, we are in line to get beach replenishment this year, but right now, it is gone. >> michele speaking to me from ocean city. it is one of the areas aff
one of the worst hit areas, ocean city cannot -- ocean city, was evacuated. there were fears of what the high tide might bring. the executive regional chamber of commerce has been talking today. >> we woke up with stand in our streets, debris all over. -- with stand in our streets, debris all over. our community is going to recover, but right now, we are taking a breath to see how bad it is. we had some solar issues that had to be taking care of. people are still not back on the island...
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biggest investigation into police actions over the hillsborough stadium disaster in 1989 in the yorkshire city of sheffield in which 90 football fans died. a large number of serving or retired officers were being investigated over what happened on that day and the alleged coverup that followed, this coming on the back of the publication of findings that lead directly to the disaster. egypt is stepping up efforts to bring back the tourists after many were scared off by the violence in the areas. our correspondent has the. >> these are hard times for the camels and their owners who make a living off the tourists who visit egypt's most popular monuments. the souvenir stands with their rows of pharaohs, plates and pyramids are all looking sadly empty. though one shop owner is putting on a combrave face. >> must be hard for you and your family and all the people working here. >> yes. because we are working with torturists. >> the problem is many westerners still see egypt as something of a war zone. this man is an american tourist in egypt. >> they said if you go there, you're going to get kidnappe
biggest investigation into police actions over the hillsborough stadium disaster in 1989 in the yorkshire city of sheffield in which 90 football fans died. a large number of serving or retired officers were being investigated over what happened on that day and the alleged coverup that followed, this coming on the back of the publication of findings that lead directly to the disaster. egypt is stepping up efforts to bring back the tourists after many were scared off by the violence in the areas....
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they're patrolling the city's main roads for the first time. kismayo was al shabaab's largest strong hold and one of the largest sources of funding. at least eight people have been killed and 40 injured after a ferry sarning off the coast of hong kong. around 120 were onboard when at the collided with a tug boat near lamma island. they were going to view a fire work display to mark china's national day. iran's currentsy has fallen to a record low against the dollar. at one point on monday they lost 18% of its value. analysts say there's growing evidence that international sanctions over tehran's nuclear program are damaging the economy. now to the presidential race here in the u.s. and both mitt romney and barack obama are busy swatting up and rehearsing for the first television debate this wednesday. polls show the republican candidate is trailing president obama in the crucial swing states. one of them is of course ohio where early voting gets under way tomorrow. from there our north america editor reports. >> ♪ the boys are back in town â™
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a grim procession of patients from different parts of the city. victims of a remorseless campaign of air strikes and artillery. the shows just landed in a neighborhood nearby. people were on the street when it hit. there are half a dozen casualties, including -- he has shrapnel wounds over his body. the trail of blood leads to the operating room. the 7-year-old condition is serious. as they work on him, more victims, and civilians are continuously brought in. among the bedlam, they have died. they passed without him even knowing what has happened to a sudden. there is no time for sentiment here. but that must make way for those still fighting for life. gosh we lose everything. it will lose our country and our freedom. >> a fighter lies in the bed where the mood just died, the struggle to save another life begins. >> this is an appalling situation. the doctors have tried to revive this young man and failed. he has been pronounced dead and the situation is one of unbelievable chaos. we have been here for a very brief time and new patients are brough
a grim procession of patients from different parts of the city. victims of a remorseless campaign of air strikes and artillery. the shows just landed in a neighborhood nearby. people were on the street when it hit. there are half a dozen casualties, including -- he has shrapnel wounds over his body. the trail of blood leads to the operating room. the 7-year-old condition is serious. as they work on him, more victims, and civilians are continuously brought in. among the bedlam, they have died....
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ocean city and atlantic city already getting a lot of flooding. there is a mandatory evacuation in that area, but some people have decided to ignore those warnings. earlier i spoke to michelle, the executive director of the regional chamber of commerce in ocean city, new jersey. she said thousands of people delayed evacuating and now they're stuck on the island. how many people have been evacuated from there, michelle? >> most of the people have been evacuated. we're a small barrier island. during october we have a lot of people that are leaving anyway for the winter. we do have a lot of people, though, that have stayed, probably 8,000 people that have stayed due to they thought it wasn't going to be as bad as it is and then they were unable to get off the island. >> ok. we're looking live pictures of new jersey. the storm swell looks huge. what does it feel like to you when you look at your window? >> it's unbelievable. it really is. we're seeing swells on the water between 20 feet and further for -- with a beach, the waves. and wind gusts 60 and
ocean city and atlantic city already getting a lot of flooding. there is a mandatory evacuation in that area, but some people have decided to ignore those warnings. earlier i spoke to michelle, the executive director of the regional chamber of commerce in ocean city, new jersey. she said thousands of people delayed evacuating and now they're stuck on the island. how many people have been evacuated from there, michelle? >> most of the people have been evacuated. we're a small barrier...
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largest city today, the front line has shifted after weeks of stalemate. the rebels say they have made significant advances in aleppo, taking territory they have never held before. but can they keep it? and will these men now put down their guns? tonight, on state-run television, a statement from the military. it says it will observe a truce before the muslim holiday. the man who negotiated a truce the said at the start of the job that was nearly impossible. most rebel groups have seemed to agree to the cease-fire, but they do not fight under a single combined. at least one islamist group said it will not observe the true spirit -- the troops. >> of the world is watching on friday morning. we all understand there is a lack of trust between the parties, and therefore, we all understand that we cannot be sure yet what will transpire. the hope is that the guns will fall silent. for the people of syria. >> it is -- this is syria's border with turkey on the eve of the truce. since the conflict began, no cease-fire has taken hold. the expectations for this one a
largest city today, the front line has shifted after weeks of stalemate. the rebels say they have made significant advances in aleppo, taking territory they have never held before. but can they keep it? and will these men now put down their guns? tonight, on state-run television, a statement from the military. it says it will observe a truce before the muslim holiday. the man who negotiated a truce the said at the start of the job that was nearly impossible. most rebel groups have seemed to...